22-pound pet cat holds family hostage until police arrive
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:14 pm
A 22-pound house cat "with a history of violence" trapped an Oregon family -- and their dog -- in a bedroom until police arrived to save them.
The incident unfolded Sunday night in northwest Portland after a ferocious feline named Lux turned on its owners. It all started when the family's 7-month-old boy pulled the cat's tail. In response, the cat scratched the baby on the forehead. The boy's dad, Lee Palmer, told police that he "kicked the cat in the rear" as punishment.
And that's when the fur began to fly:
"We're trapped, he won't let us out of our door," Lee Palmer told dispatchers after he and his family members and pet dog fled to the safety of a bedroom and called 911. The cat "has gone over the edge. He's trying to attack us -- he's very hostile. He's at our door. He's charging us." Palmer also told the dispatcher that the cat has a "history of violence."
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The incident unfolded Sunday night in northwest Portland after a ferocious feline named Lux turned on its owners. It all started when the family's 7-month-old boy pulled the cat's tail. In response, the cat scratched the baby on the forehead. The boy's dad, Lee Palmer, told police that he "kicked the cat in the rear" as punishment.
And that's when the fur began to fly:
"We're trapped, he won't let us out of our door," Lee Palmer told dispatchers after he and his family members and pet dog fled to the safety of a bedroom and called 911. The cat "has gone over the edge. He's trying to attack us -- he's very hostile. He's at our door. He's charging us." Palmer also told the dispatcher that the cat has a "history of violence."
Rest of story: http://www.latimes.com/nation/shareitno ... z2vgewu2FU